Pixies to bring ‘Doolittle’ tour to Canada, three more U.S. cities in April, May

The Pixies are keeping the Doolittletrain rolling after more than 50 shows, announcing this morning a new round of 16 North American dates this April and May that mostly will hit Canadian cities for the first time — but with stops in Detroit, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Minn. thrown in as well.

The new trek — which once again will find the band playing its 1989 album in its entirety, plus all of its B-sides — opens April 9 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and wraps up nearly a month later, on May 3, in Vancouver, B.C. In between the Canadian run, the tour hits those three U.S. cities April 22-24 (see full dates below).

Starting Friday, a limited number of tickets to North American dates will be made available through a presale at pixiesmusic.com. According to the band’s publicist, all presale purchases will include a “download taster” of live tracks from the Doolittle show. The general onsale is set for the following Friday, Jan. 28.

what is it with “punk”? the legacy is intact, that is what a legacy is. if you think this is milking it you need to get a life. I saw pixies many times before they split and have seen them several times since the reunion. they are still one of the best live bands I have ever seen. they don’t fake it. frank gives it his all, which as we know, is a lot. if you don’t go, we call it cutting off your nose to spite your face. they are having a great time, earning the money they deserved for their amazing contribution to independant music, defining a genre, releasing four of the best albums of my lifetime. Just wish THROWING MUSES were able to sell out and milk it for all its worth too. Maybe this year as $AD are putting together a best of………

This band is the Renaissance of great music. Ill, aggressive and sooo full of power!!! Heavy yet pretty!! Awe man they woke me up when they started. I hope they reurn to NC. Charles should feel great. Kim is a warrior to beat her demons! Joey is a monster/master of cool. I hope David and I can talk someday cuz i struggled with my father’s passing in much the same way as he. They are more human than many performers. I am so happy that they are performing. They have inspired so many bands. College radio is filled with other bands covering them. Hang in there. Yeah sos….aaahhhhh.

The Pixies were one of the first bands I saw live at the Latin Quarter in the early 90’s – since then, I’ve seen them a handful of times and they still rock it out like they did back then. The venues may be much larger now, but the music sounds the same – Awesome! How can you not LOVE Kim Deal’s sound?!! I’m looking forward to hearing them in April. “Death to the Pixies”!!